Watercolor by Jennifer Winship Mark 2010
Here are a few big eyed  "eye-dias" I have been working on for 
                   a project for OPEN EYE ART.  I had so much fun doing these 
   studies in watercolor.

                                                               Watercolor by Jennifer Winship Mark 2010

I would love to experiment with an ETSY store just 
to see if there is a market for
prints . 
 
                                                                 Watercolor by Jennifer Winship Mark 2010
I must admit this girl was another Mark Ryden inspiration.  







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Watercolor by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010


This piece was inspired by my favorite artist Mark Ryden.


Watercolor by Jennifer Winship Mark c.2010


I'm working on ideas for our new creative adventure
Open Eye Art!



Watercolor by Jennifer Winship Mark c. 2010



Another idea that was influenced by some striking green shutters
I saw in Bellagio Italy. Another reminder to keep your eyes open all the time.
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Drawing by Jennifer Winship Mark

This boy reminds me of my own son , who has
a mind full of ideas!


Pencil Drawing by Jennifer Winship Mark

I am trying to find a fun style for faces...



Pencil Drawing by Jennifer Winship Mark

I also have a series of costumed monkeys I can't wait to paint.
This is a study of a great "monkey face"


Drawing by Jennifer Winship Mark

This face was inspired by the great artist,
Mark Ryden...of coarse!
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http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6179/490449539ec59d7c7deblo4.gif Mark Ryden's magnificent oil painting
entitled
The Creatrix
What makes this painting so amazing is.... it is
close to 6 feet tall with an incredible amount of fine painting.
The detail is simply mesmerizing.
The hand carved frame picks up on many of the paintings
symbols and is beautifully carved and guilded . Most likely the
frame was designed by Mark and carved in Thailand.
It is just a
guess though.
I saw this at the Juxtaposed show at the Laguna Art
Museum back in September. Check out this web site
to see more cool Ryden pieces!
http://www.wondertoonel.com/

I Shall Return Limited Edition Print
20 x 18
$600





I just returned from a wonderful 4 day trip to Orange County CA. I visited the breathtaking Roger's Gardens. The beautiful still lifes, flower pots and outdoor gardens has inspired me to paint gardens again.
Right now they have some amazing arrangements that combine a full white hydrangea with a delicate maiden hair fern and variegated ivy all in a beautiful aged basket. The crazy thing is these are running about $165!
Let your "inner cheapskate" emerge and pull together something like this for under $50
All it takes is some very fine ribbon (don't chintz out on this!) A gorgeous basket from Cost Plus and some beautiful potted plants from Trader Joe's.
Inspiration is all you need to pull together a beautiful flower creation.

Juxtapose show at Laguna Art Museum is amazing....too bad you missed it because it just closed.
Ryden's piece is breathtaking.
Check it out.
Turns out the piece is actually owned by a Nike executive in "my neck of the woods". Maybe I can knock on his door so I can come in and drool over Ryden's brilliant brush strokes and amazing finesse with glazing.
This show was epic. The low brow movement is officially on its way into the art history books.
Hey, It is not too late to become one of the original collectors. Sign up to get Copro Nason's show announcements.

Today I am featuring my favorite limited edition out of the 12 that Marco Fine Arts printed

Seed collector Limited edition Print 21 x 18 selling for $650
If you are interested in seeing the rest of the pieces ....just ask.

Life has been crazy here. ..no time in my studio.
I will be finishing the nautical chart series and then moving on to some large canvases of boats and gardens done in a watercolor technique but using acrylic paints on canvas.
I will post a image of my first attempt.

This will be one of my first Acrylic experiments. Isn't this a wonderful scene ? I took this photo on the collector's cruise that Princess sent me on a few years ago.